Category
Press, broadcasting, online speech and misinformation.
| Party | Points per year | Total points | Range (total) | Actions scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | −0.14 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 1 Low data |
| INC | −0.20 | −10.5 | −12.0 to −9.0 | 1 Low data |
Parties with under 2 years in power are left out because a per-year figure over so short a time swings widely; their entries are listed below.
Low data: fewer than 2 scored actions credited to the party in this category.
Entries in this category by the party that led the government responsible. Zero is shown so gaps are visible.
No dossiers are published in this category yet. Dossiers are unscored fact files; they carry no party points.
Rules under the IT Act set due-diligence duties for social media platforms and a three-tier oversight structure for digital news and streaming. A 2023 amendment on fact-checking was struck down by the Bombay High Court.
Evidence points −2.5 (range −4.0 to −1.0)
The 1990 Prasar Bharati Act, brought into force on 15 September 1997, turned All India Radio and Doordarshan from government departments into a statutory corporation with Parliament-linked oversight.
Evidence points +2.5 (range +1.0 to +4.0)
After the June 1975 Emergency proclamation the government imposed pre-publication censorship on newspapers; the 1976 press law was repealed in April 1977. The Shah Commission later reported on its use.
Evidence points −10.5 (range −12.0 to −9.0)